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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #972 |
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| Subject/Title: | Hickman, Colonel John James 1839-1902 |
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| Artist: | Avent, Mayna Treanor 1868-1959 |
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| Date Created: | ca. 1940s | |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection | |
| Frame Dimensions: | 39 x 33 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 32 x 27 | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 19 October 2007 | |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Description: | Gentleman in a charcoal suit, white shirt and cravat tie. He has a temperance pin on his lapel. He is gazing directly at the viewer. |
| History of Work: | Commissioned by Katherine Engle-of her grandfather. He was a Colonel from Missouri for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The portrait was painted from a picture of Col. Hickman. It originally hung in Mrs. Engle's home until her death and is now in the home of his great-great-granddaughter. |
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